I have an enduring interest in the experience of young children in non-Western cultures. The three subtopics that I chose to explore are early education in non-Western cultures, parenting practices in non-Western cultures and attitudes toward young children in non-Western cultures. I have chosen to focus on parenting practices in non-Western cultures. This topic is of interest to me because a young child's experience is shaped by their parents. Parents are a child's first teacher. Most children bond first with their parents or main caregiver who does the parenting. Parenting practices affect a child well into the adult years. On a personal level, I am the mother of two teenage boys and often wonder about a better, different or more effective way to approach my role as a parent.
I am open to ideas, links, or resource suggestions related to this topic.
I am open to ideas, links, or resource suggestions related to this topic.
Hi Careyann-Learning about non-Western early education of children is a really interesting choice in topics. Though I do not have children yet, I do sometimes imagine the various ways childrearing occurs around the world, as I do believe that our system fails our children often. I am bias due to my job in child welfare. I remember a time in my undergrad when I had just switched my major to human development, but was also taking an anthropology elective. Combining the two topics was very enlightening! Thanks for your post and I look forward to learning more.
ReplyDelete~Vanessa